English Explanatory Dictionary

hemi-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Half.

Word forms

hemi-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Doublet of semi-.

Synonyms

half- semi- demi-

Derived words

hemisulcus
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